Civilization Changes Man On The Outside. Meditation

Don't Cling To Anything And Don't Reject Anything.

Prayer And Contemplation Are Both Exercises In Concentration. The Normal Deluge Of Conscious Thought Is Restricted And The Mind Is Brought To One Conscious Area Of Operation. The Results Are Those You Find In Any Concentrative Practice: Deep Calm, A Physiological Slowing Of The Metabolism And A Sense Of Peace And Wellbeing

When You Have Learned Compassion For Yourself, Compassion For Others Is Automatic.

By Silencing The Mind, We Can Experience Real Peace. As Long As Various Kinds Of Thoughts Agitate The Brain, We Don't Experience 100 Percent Peace.

The Principal Cause Of Suffering Is Craving. Once Craving Is Eliminated, Much Suffering Will Be Eliminated. Still More Suffering Will Be Eliminated Once Ignorance Is Eliminated. Both Craving And Ignorance Are Equally Powerful Defilements That Cause Suffering.